Toraccia Helipad and Airfield Aviosuperficie ed elisuperficie di Torraccia | |||||||||||
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 Aeroclub San Marino's hangar, November 2006 | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of San Marino | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeroclub San Marino | ||||||||||
| Serves | San Marino | ||||||||||
| Location | Torraccia, San Marino | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1985 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 240 m / 790 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°57′00″N 12°30′40″E / 43.95000°N 12.51111°E | ||||||||||
| Website | aeroclubsanmarino | ||||||||||
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Torraccia Airfield (Italian: Aviosuperficie di Torraccia), also known as Toraccia Helipad and Airfield (Italian: Aviosuperficie ed elisuperficie di Torraccia) or Toraccia Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Torraccia), is a small general aviation aerodrome in Torraccia, a village east of the castello of Domagnano, Republic of San Marino, less than 200 metres (660 feet) from the Italian border.[1]
Torraccia is the only airfield in San Marino. Its only grass runway was first used in 1981, but the airfield's structure was opened in 1985.[2][3] In July 2012, the runway was extended to 650 metres (2,130 feet).[1]
The airfield is operated by Aeroclub San Marino,[1][2][4] a flying club with approximately 100 members.[3] In the summer, between ten and fifteen planes typically land at the airfield per day.[2][5] The airfield hosts a flight school, recreational flights and sports, and some tourist flights in small aircraft.[1][3][4] The Government of San Marino owns the land.[6]
Torraccia's past users have included Pope Benedict XVI and the Frecce Tricolori,[7][8] who, since 2014, have organised an annual sightseeing flight for disabled children over San Marino and the Province of Rimini.[9][10][11] The airfield is also used for historic automobile exhibitions.[12][13]
- ^ a b c d "Torraccia". forgottenairfields.com. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Bollini, Marco (5 July 2015). "San Marino avrà un aeroporto?" [Will San Marino have an airport?]. giornalesm.com (in Italian). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Chi Siamo" [Who we are]. Aeroclub San Marino (in Italian). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Eliporto Torraccia - Aeroclub San Marino | Rimini turismo" [Torraccia heliport - Aeroclub San Marino]. riminiturismo.it (in Italian). 13 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Torraccia: da aerodromo ad aeroporto" [Torraccia: From aerodrome to airport]. San Marino RTV (in Italian). 3 July 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Gatti, Marco; Pedini Amati, Federico; Canti, Stefano (14 December 2023). "International Exploratory Notice for the Collection of Expressions of Interest for the Enhancement, by Means of a Loan for Use Contract, of the Area Relating to the Infrastructural Development of the "Torraccia Airfield" in Domagnano" (PDF). Government of San Marino. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Marzi, William (15 July 2023). "L'atterraggio del Papa e la bandiera sullo Shuttle, "In volo sul Titano" celebra 40 anni di Aeroclub" [The Pope's landing and the flag on the Shuttle: "In flight on the Titan" celebrates 40 years of the Aeroclub]. San Marino RTV (in Italian). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Visita Pastorale del Santo Padre Benedetto XVI alla Diocesi di San Marino-Montefeltro (19 giunio 2011) - Programma, 23.02.2011" [Pastoral visit of the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI to the Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro (19 June 2011) - Programme, 23.02.2011]. Holy See (in Italian). 23 February 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Il cielo per tutti, a Torraccia la manifestazione Libera Le ali" [Heaven for everyone: The Libera Le Ali demonstration in Torraccia]. San Marino RTV (in Italian). 21 August 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "All'Aeroclub di Torraccia un volo pieno di libertà per i ragazzi disabili" [A flight full of freedom for disabled children at the Torraccia Aeroclub]. San Marino RTV (in Italian). 14 July 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "I ragazzi di Cuore21 prendono il volo con il Club Frecce" [The guys from Cuore21 take flight with the Frecce Club]. Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 26 May 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Rievocazione storica e sfilata mezzi bellici al campo volo di Torraccia" [Historical re-enactment and parade of war vehicles at the Torraccia airfield]. San Marino RTV (in Italian). 19 September 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Aeroclub San Marino: festa del volo a Torraccia" [Aeroclub San Marino: Flying festival in Torraccia]. San Marino RTV (in Italian). 3 June 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2024.